The genetics behind spiral growth patterns is an area of active study, with recent research uncovering differences in the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --There's a new concept in apple trees that's starting to take off: trees that produce two different kinds of apples like Honey Crisp and McIntosh. The trees are called Apple Twist, ...

The sight of a gnarled, twisted tree can be whimsical and curious. How and why did it get that way? Is it supposed to look like that? While these questions play out in your imagination, it might bring ...

In a corner of his airy shop near Silver City, N.M., Gordon West is working out the kinks in Southwestern forestry. In a small way, of course: Everything he does is intended to work in a small way.

Tucked in a craggy, gnarled tree at the corner of Sixth and Park hang rusted horseshoes and ceramic angels, plastic Mardi Gras beads and old skeleton keys. And a painted wooden sign that reads: ...